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VERSUS, a network that celebrates competition in all its forms, today announced that the network will air the Sony Ericsson Championships November 7-12 from Madrid, Spain.
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VERSUS will televise more than 29 hours of the Championships, including all singles matches, from first ball to championships point.The Sony Ericsson Championships brings together the world’s best women tennis players, with the top eight singles players and top four doubles teams from the regular season competing for the season-ending titles and a share of the $3
million prize. This year’s event will likely see the Sony Ericsson World No.1 singles ranking on the line.
Full Schedule Follows (subject to change):
Tuesday, November 7 – Friday, November 10 (All matches below are singles)
Round Robin First Match 12 p.m. ET LIVE
Round Robin Second Match 2 p.m. ET LIVE
Round Robin Third Match 4 p.m. ET LIVE
Re-air of Best Match of the Day 10:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, November 11
Semifinals First Match 5:30 p.m. ET Same Day Delay
Semifinals Second Match 7 p.m. ET Same Day Delay
Sunday, November 12
Finals 4 p.m. ET Same Day Delay
“We are very excited to bring the season ending championship event of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour to our viewers,"said Marc Fein, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production for VERSUS. “Showcasing these great athletes onour network fits in perfectly with our brand of telecasting pure competition at its finest. The Sony Ericsson Championships are a great addition to the expanding roster of sports on VERSUS."“We are thrilled to partner with a premier US broadcaster in VERSUS to bring the very best of women’s professional tennis to US fans," said Larry Scott, CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
“The Sony Ericsson Championships features the world’s best players in action, and we are excited to join the VERSUS lineup of premium global sporting events."As of October 9, four of the eight singles players and two of the four doubles teams have qualified for the Sony Ericsson Championships. In singles, Tour stars Amélie Mauresmo (FRA), Justine Henin-Hardenne (BEL), Maria Sharapova (RUS) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) have booked their tickets for Madrid.The four remaining singles spots will come down to the wire and be decided in the coming weeks.
www.sonyericssonwtatour.com
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Posted: 2006-10-12 05:20:21
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